Techniques for selection or indication of a channel state information report parameter

ABSTRACT

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may perform a signal measurement. The UE may select, based at least in part on a result of performing the signal measurement, a channel state information (CSI) report parameter, from a plurality of CSI report parameters. The plurality of CSI report parameters may be included in a CSI reporting configuration configured for the UE. The UE may transmit an indication of the selected CSI report parameter in uplink control information (UCI). Numerous other aspects are provided.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This Patent Application claims priority to U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 63/015,228, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, entitled “TECHNIQUESFOR SELECTION OF A CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORT PARAMETER BY A USEREQUIPMENT AND INDICATION VIA UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION,” and to U.S.Provisional Patent Application No. 63/015,234, filed on Apr. 24, 2020,entitled “DYNAMIC CHANGE OF PERIODIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORT,”both of which are assigned to the assignee hereof. The disclosure of theprior Applications is considered part of and is incorporated byreference into this Patent Application.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wirelesscommunication and to techniques and apparatuses for selection orindication of channel state information (CSI) report parameter by a userequipment (UE).

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide varioustelecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging,and broadcasts. Typical wireless communication systems may employmultiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication withmultiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth,transmit power, or the like). Examples of such multiple-accesstechnologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, timedivision multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency-division multipleaccess (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency-division multiple access(OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency-division multiple access(SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multipleaccess (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE).LTE/LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal MobileTelecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by theThird Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

A wireless network may include a number of base stations (BSs) that cansupport communication for a number of user equipment (UEs). A userequipment (UE) may communicate with a base station (BS) via the downlinkand uplink. The downlink (or forward link) refers to the communicationlink from the BS to the UE, and the uplink (or reverse link) refers tothe communication link from the UE to the BS. As will be described inmore detail herein, a BS may be referred to as a Node B, a gNB, anaccess point (AP), a radio head, a transmit receive point (TRP), a NewRadio (NR) BS, a 5G Node B, or the like.

The above multiple access technologies have been adopted in varioustelecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enablesdifferent user equipment to communicate on a municipal, national,regional, and even global level. New Radio (NR), which may also bereferred to as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standardpromulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). NR isdesigned to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improvingspectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making use ofnew spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards usingorthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with a cyclic prefix(CP) (CP-OFDM) on the downlink (DL), using CP-OFDM and/or SC-FDM (e.g.,also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) onthe uplink (UL), as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-inputmultiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation. Asthe demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, furtherimprovements in LTE, NR, and other radio access technologies remainuseful.

SUMMARY

In some aspects, a method of wireless communication, performed by a UE,may include performing a signal measurement; selecting, based at leastin part on a result of performing the signal measurement, a CSI reportparameter, from a plurality of CSI report parameters, the plurality ofCSI report parameters being included in a CSI reporting configurationconfigured for the UE; and transmitting an indication of the selectedCSI report parameter in UCI.

In some aspects, the method includes receiving the CSI reportingconfiguration including the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration is received via radioresource control signaling.

In some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the reporting parameter is associated with at least oneof whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, a periodicity forCSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In some aspects, the result of the signal measurement includes at leastone of a reference signal received power value, asignal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, or a log-likelihood ratioquality value.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition, or an indicationof a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format or aPUCCH option to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameter ispreconfigured on the UE according to a wireless communication standard.

In some aspects, information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameteris included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is received in downlink control information associated withtriggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In some aspects, the selected CSI report parameter is selected based atleast in part on criteria included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, the criteria include a signal strength threshold, andthe selected CSI report parameter is selected based at least in part onwhether the result of the signal measurement satisfies the signalstrength threshold.

In some aspects, the method includes transmitting a CSI report based atleast in part on the selected CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, a method of wireless communication, performed by a basestation, may include receiving UCI including an indication of a CSIreport parameter selected by a UE, wherein the selected CSI reportparameter is one of a plurality of CSI report parameters included in aCSI reporting configuration configured on the UE; and monitoring for aCSI report from the UE based at least in part on the selected CSI reportparameter.

In some aspects, the method includes transmitting the CSI reportingconfiguration including the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration is transmitted viaradio resource control signaling.

In some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the reporting parameter is associated with at least oneof whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, a periodicity forCSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition or an indication ofa length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard.

In some aspects, information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameteris included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is transmitted in downlink control information associatedwith triggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration includes criteriaassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the criteria includes a signal strength thresholdassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter based at least inpart on a result of a signal measurement.

In some aspects, a UE for wireless communication may include a memoryand one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory. The memoryand the one or more processors may be configured to perform a signalmeasurement; select, based at least in part on a result of performingthe signal measurement, a CSI report parameter, from a plurality of CSIreport parameters, the plurality of CSI report parameters being includedin a CSI reporting configuration configured for the UE; and transmit anindication of the selected CSI report parameter in UCI.

In some aspects, the UE receives the CSI reporting configurationincluding the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration is received via radioresource control signaling.

In some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the reporting parameter is associated with at least oneof whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, a periodicity forCSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In some aspects, the result of the signal measurement includes at leastone of a reference signal received power value, asignal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, or a log-likelihood ratioquality value.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition, or an indicationof a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard.

In some aspects, information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameteris included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is received in downlink control information associated withtriggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In some aspects, the selected CSI report parameter is selected based atleast in part on criteria included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, the criteria include a signal strength threshold, andthe selected CSI report parameter is selected based at least in part onwhether the result of the signal measurement satisfies the signalstrength threshold.

In some aspects, the UE transmits a CSI report based at least in part onthe selected CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication may include amemory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory. Thememory and the one or more processors may be configured to receive UCIincluding an indication of a CSI report parameter selected by a UE,wherein the selected CSI report parameter is one of a plurality of CSIreport parameters included in a CSI reporting configuration configuredon the UE; and monitor for a CSI report from the UE based at least inpart on the selected CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the base station transmits the CSI reportingconfiguration including the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration is transmitted viaradio resource control signaling.

In some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the reporting parameter is associated with at least oneof whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, a periodicity forCSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition or an indication ofa length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard.

In some aspects, information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameteris included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is transmitted in downlink control information associatedwith triggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration includes criteriaassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the criteria includes a signal strength thresholdassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter based at least inpart on a result of a signal measurement.

In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store oneor more instructions for wireless communication. The one or moreinstructions, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, may causethe one or more processors to perform a signal measurement; select,based at least in part on a result of performing the signal measurement,a CSI report parameter, from a plurality of CSI report parameters, theplurality of CSI report parameters being included in a CSI reportingconfiguration configured for the UE; and transmit an indication of theselected CSI report parameter in UCI.

In some aspects, the UE receives the CSI reporting configurationincluding the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration is received via radioresource control signaling.

In some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the reporting parameter is associated with at least oneof whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, a periodicity forCSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In some aspects, the result of the signal measurement includes at leastone of a reference signal received power value, asignal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, or a log-likelihood ratioquality value.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition, or an indicationof a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard.

In some aspects, information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameteris included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is received in downlink control information associated withtriggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In some aspects, the selected CSI report parameter is selected based atleast in part on criteria included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, the criteria include a signal strength threshold, andthe selected CSI report parameter is selected based at least in part onwhether the result of the signal measurement satisfies the signalstrength threshold.

In some aspects, the UE transmits a CSI report based at least in part onthe selected CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store oneor more instructions for wireless communication. The one or moreinstructions, when executed by one or more processors of a base station,may cause the one or more processors to receive UCI including anindication of a CSI report parameter selected by a UE, wherein theselected CSI report parameter is one of a plurality of CSI reportparameters included in a CSI reporting configuration configured on theUE; and monitor for a CSI report from the UE based at least in part onthe selected CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the base station transmits the CSI reportingconfiguration including the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration is transmitted viaradio resource control signaling.

In some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the reporting parameter is associated with at least oneof whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, a periodicity forCSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition or an indication ofa length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard.

In some aspects, information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameteris included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is transmitted in downlink control information associatedwith triggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration includes criteriaassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the criteria includes a signal strength thresholdassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter based at least inpart on a result of a signal measurement.

In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication may includemeans for performing a signal measurement; means for selecting, based atleast in part on a result of performing the signal measurement, a CSIreport parameter, from a plurality of CSI report parameters, theplurality of CSI report parameters being included in a CSI reportingconfiguration configured for the apparatus; and means for transmittingan indication of the selected CSI report parameter in UCI.

In some aspects, the apparatus receives the CSI reporting configurationincluding the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration is received via radioresource control signaling.

In some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the reporting parameter is associated with at least oneof whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, a periodicity forCSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In some aspects, the result of the signal measurement includes at leastone of a reference signal received power value, asignal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, or a log-likelihood ratioquality value.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition, or an indicationof a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard.

In some aspects, information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameteris included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is received in downlink control information associated withtriggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In some aspects, the selected CSI report parameter is selected based atleast in part on criteria included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, the criteria include a signal strength threshold, andthe selected CSI report parameter is selected based at least in part onwhether the result of the signal measurement satisfies the signalstrength threshold.

In some aspects, the apparatus transmits a CSI report based at least inpart on the selected CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication may includemeans for receiving UCI including an indication of a CSI reportparameter selected by a UE, wherein the selected CSI report parameter isone of a plurality of CSI report parameters included in a CSI reportingconfiguration configured on the UE; and means for monitoring for a CSIreport from the UE based at least in part on the selected CSI reportparameter.

In some aspects, the apparatus transmits the CSI reporting configurationincluding the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration is transmitted viaradio resource control signaling.

In some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the reporting parameter is associated with at least oneof whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, a periodicity forCSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition or an indication ofa length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.

In some aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In some aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard.

In some aspects, information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameteris included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is transmitted in downlink control information associatedwith triggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In some aspects, the CSI reporting configuration includes criteriaassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, the criteria includes a signal strength thresholdassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter based at least inpart on a result of a signal measurement.

In some aspects, a method of wireless communication, performed by a userequipment (UE), may include receiving configuration informationindicating two or more channel state information (CSI) report settingsfor a periodic CSI report; receiving a signal indicating to switch to aselected CSI report setting of the two or more CSI report settings; andtransmitting a CSI report in accordance with the selected CSI reportsetting.

In some aspects, a UE for wireless communication may include memory andone or more processors operatively coupled to the memory. The memory andthe one or more processors may be configured to receive configurationinformation indicating two or more CSI report settings for a periodicCSI report; receive a signal indicating to switch to a selected CSIreport setting of the two or more CSI report settings; and transmit aCSI report in accordance with the selected CSI report setting.

In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store oneor more instructions for wireless communication. The one or moreinstructions, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, may causethe one or more processors to receive configuration informationindicating two or more CSI report settings for a periodic CSI report;receive a signal indicating to switch to a selected CSI report settingof the two or more CSI report settings; and transmit a CSI report inaccordance with the selected CSI report setting.

In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication may includemeans for receiving configuration information indicating two or more CSIreport settings for a periodic CSI report; means for receiving a signalindicating to switch to a selected CSI report setting of the two or moreCSI report settings; and means for transmitting a CSI report inaccordance with the selected CSI report setting.

In some aspects, a method of wireless communication, performed by a basestation, may include transmitting configuration information indicatingtwo or more CSI report settings for a periodic CSI report; transmittinga signal indicating to switch to a selected CSI report setting of thetwo or more CSI report settings; and receiving a CSI report inaccordance with the selected CSI report setting.

In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication may includememory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory. Thememory and the one or more processors may be configured to transmitconfiguration information indicating two or more CSI report settings fora periodic CSI report; transmit a signal indicating to switch to aselected CSI report setting of the two or more CSI report settings; andreceive a CSI report in accordance with the selected CSI report setting.

In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store oneor more instructions for wireless communication. The one or moreinstructions, when executed by one or more processors of a base station,may cause the one or more processors to transmit configurationinformation indicating two or more CSI report settings for a periodicCSI report; transmit a signal indicating to switch to a selected CSIreport setting of the two or more CSI report settings; and receive a CSIreport in accordance with the selected CSI report setting.

In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication may includemeans for transmitting configuration information indicating two or moreCSI report settings for a periodic CSI report; means for transmitting asignal indicating to switch to a selected CSI report setting of the twoor more CSI report settings; and means for receiving a CSI report inaccordance with the selected CSI report setting.

Aspects generally include a method, apparatus, system, computer programproduct, non-transitory computer-readable medium, user equipment, basestation, wireless communication device, and/or processing system assubstantially described herein with reference to and as illustrated bythe drawings and specification.

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technicaladvantages of examples according to the disclosure in order that thedetailed description that follows may be better understood. Additionalfeatures and advantages will be described hereinafter. The conceptionand specific examples disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis formodifying or designing other structures for carrying out the samepurposes of the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do notdepart from the scope of the appended claims. Characteristics of theconcepts disclosed herein, both their organization and method ofoperation, together with associated advantages will be better understoodfrom the following description when considered in connection with theaccompanying figures. Each of the figures is provided for the purposesof illustration and description, and not as a definition of the limitsof the claims.

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So that the above-recited features of the present disclosure can beunderstood in detail, a more particular description, briefly summarizedabove, may be had by reference to aspects, some of which are illustratedin the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appendeddrawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of this disclosure andare therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for thedescription may admit to other equally effective aspects. The samereference numbers in different drawings may identify the same or similarelements.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network, inaccordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a base station incommunication with a UE in a wireless network, in accordance with thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example beamforming architecturethat supports unicast coverage in a millimeter wave (mmW) channel, inaccordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with selection ofa CSI report parameter by a UE and indication via UCI, in accordancewith the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of dynamic indication for aperiodic CSI report, in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, forexample, by a user equipment, in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, forexample, by a base station, in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, forexample, by a user equipment, in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, forexample, by a base station, in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual data flow diagram illustrating a data flowbetween different components in an example apparatus, in accordance withthe present disclosure.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual data flow diagram illustrating a data flowbetween different components in an example apparatus, in accordance withthe present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various aspects of the disclosure are described more fully hereinafterwith reference to the accompanying drawings. This disclosure may,however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construedas limited to any specific structure or function presented throughoutthis disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that thisdisclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey thescope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. Based on theteachings herein one skilled in the art should appreciate that the scopeof the disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the disclosuredisclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or combined withany other aspect of the disclosure. For example, an apparatus may beimplemented or a method may be practiced using any number of the aspectsset forth herein. In addition, the scope of the disclosure is intendedto cover such an apparatus or method which is practiced using otherstructure, functionality, or structure and functionality in addition toor other than the various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein. Itshould be understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed hereinmay be embodied by one or more elements of a claim.

Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented withreference to various apparatuses and techniques. These apparatuses andtechniques will be described in the following detailed description andillustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules,components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, or the like(collectively referred to as “elements”). These elements may beimplemented using hardware, software, or combinations thereof. Whethersuch elements are implemented as hardware or software depends upon theparticular application and design constraints imposed on the overallsystem.

It should be noted that while aspects may be described herein usingterminology commonly associated with a 5G or NR radio access technology(RAT), aspects of the present disclosure can be applied to other RATs,such as a 3G RAT, a 4G RAT, and/or a RAT subsequent to 5G (e.g., 6G).

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100,in accordance with the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 maybe or may include elements of a 5G (NR) network and/or an LTE network,among other examples. The wireless network 100 may include a number ofbase stations 110 (shown as BS 110 a, BS 110 b, BS 110 c, and BS 110 d)and other network entities. A base station (BS) is an entity thatcommunicates with user equipment (UEs) and may also be referred to as anNR BS, a Node B, a gNB, a 5G node B (NB), an access point, a transmitreceive point (TRP), or the like. Each BS may provide communicationcoverage for a particular geographic area. In 3GPP, the term “cell” canrefer to a coverage area of a BS and/or a BS subsystem serving thiscoverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

A BS may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, afemto cell, and/or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover arelatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius)and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription. Apico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allowunrestricted access by UEs with service subscription. A femto cell maycover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allowrestricted access by UEs having association with the femto cell (e.g.,UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG)). ABS for a macro cell may bereferred to as a macro BS. ABS for a pico cell may be referred to as apico BS. A BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or ahome BS. In the example shown in FIG. 1 , a BS 110 a may be a macro BSfor a macro cell 102 a, a BS 110 b may be a pico BS for a pico cell 102b, and a BS 110 c may be a femto BS for a femto cell 102 c. A BS maysupport one or multiple (e.g., three) cells. The terms “eNB”, “basestation”, “NR BS”, “gNB”, “TRP”, “AP”, “node B”, “5G NB”, and “cell” maybe used interchangeably herein.

In some aspects, a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and thegeographic area of the cell may move according to the location of amobile BS. In some aspects, the BSs may be interconnected to one anotherand/or to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in thewireless network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces, suchas a direct physical connection or a virtual network, using any suitabletransport network.

Wireless network 100 may also include relay stations. A relay station isan entity that can receive a transmission of data from an upstreamstation (e.g., a BS or a UE) and send a transmission of the data to adownstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS). A relay station may also be aUE that can relay transmissions for other UEs. In the example shown inFIG. 1 , a relay BS 110 d may communicate with macro BS 110 a and a UE120 d in order to facilitate communication between BS 110 a and UE 120d. A relay BS may also be referred to as a relay station, a relay basestation, a relay, or the like.

Wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes BSs ofdifferent types, such as macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, relay BSs, orthe like. These different types of BSs may have different transmit powerlevels, different coverage areas, and different impacts on interferencein wireless network 100. For example, macro BSs may have a high transmitpower level (e.g., 5 to 40 watts) whereas pico BSs, femto BSs, and relayBSs may have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 to 2 watts).

A network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs and may providecoordination and control for these BSs. Network controller 130 maycommunicate with the BSs via a backhaul. The BSs may also communicatewith one another, e.g., directly or indirectly via a wireless orwireline backhaul.

UEs 120 (e.g., 120 a, 120 b, 120 c) may be dispersed throughout wirelessnetwork 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile. A UE may also bereferred to as an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, asubscriber unit, a station, or the like. A UE may be a cellular phone(e.g., a smart phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wirelessmodem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptopcomputer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, atablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook,a medical device or equipment, biometric sensors/devices, wearabledevices (smart watches, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wristbands, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet)), anentertainment device (e.g., a music or video device, or a satelliteradio), a vehicular component or sensor, smart meters/sensors,industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device,or any other suitable device that is configured to communicate via awireless or wired medium.

Some UEs may be considered machine-type communication (MTC) or evolvedor enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC and eMTC UEsinclude, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters,monitors, and/or location tags, that may communicate with a basestation, another device (e.g., remote device), or some other entity. Awireless node may provide, for example, connectivity for or to a network(e.g., a wide area network such as Internet or a cellular network) via awired or wireless communication link. Some UEs may be consideredInternet-of-Things (IoT) devices, and/or may be implemented as NB-IoT(narrowband internet of things) devices. Some UEs may be considered aCustomer Premises Equipment (CPE). UE 120 may be included inside ahousing that houses components of UE 120, such as processor componentsand/or memory components. In some aspects, the processor components andthe memory components may be coupled together. For example, theprocessor components (e.g., one or more processors) and the memorycomponents (e.g., a memory) may be operatively coupled, communicativelycoupled, electronically coupled, and/or electrically coupled.

In general, any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a givengeographic area. Each wireless network may support a particular RAT andmay operate on one or more frequencies. A RAT may also be referred to asa radio technology, an air interface, or the like. A frequency may alsobe referred to as a carrier, a frequency channel, or the like. Eachfrequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in orderto avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. Insome cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.

In some aspects, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120 a and UE 120e) may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g.,without using a base station 110 as an intermediary to communicate withone another). For example, the UEs 120 may communicate usingpeer-to-peer (P2P) communications, device-to-device (D2D)communications, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocol (e.g., which mayinclude a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocol or avehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocol), and/or a mesh network. Inthis case, the UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resourceselection operations, and/or other operations described elsewhere hereinas being performed by the base station 110.

Devices of wireless network 100 may communicate using theelectromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided based on frequency orwavelength into various classes, bands, channels, or the like. Forexample, devices of wireless network 100 may communicate using anoperating band having a first frequency range (FR1), which may span from410 MHz to 7.125 GHz, and/or may communicate using an operating bandhaving a second frequency range (FR2), which may span from 24.25 GHz to52.6 GHz. The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are sometimes referred toas mid-band frequencies. Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6GHz, FR1 is often referred to as a “sub-6 GHz” band. Similarly, FR2 isoften referred to as a “millimeter wave” band despite being differentfrom the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz-300 GHz) which isidentified by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a“millimeter wave” band. Thus, unless specifically stated otherwise, itshould be understood that the term “sub-6 GHz” or the like, if usedherein, may broadly represent frequencies less than 6 GHz, frequencieswithin FR1, and/or mid-band frequencies (e.g., greater than 7.125 GHz).Similarly, unless specifically stated otherwise, it should be understoodthat the term “millimeter wave” or the like, if used herein, may broadlyrepresent frequencies within the EHF band, frequencies within FR2,and/or mid-band frequencies (e.g., less than 24.25 GHz). It iscontemplated that the frequencies included in FR1 and FR2 may bemodified, and techniques described herein are applicable to thosemodified frequency ranges.

As indicated above, FIG. 1 is provided as an example. Other examples maydiffer from what is described with regard to FIG. 1 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a base station 110 incommunication with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100, in accordancewith the present disclosure. Base station 110 may be equipped with Tantennas 234 a through 234 t, and UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas252 a through 252 r, where in general T≥1 and R≥1.

At base station 110, a transmit processor 220 may receive data from adata source 212 for one or more UEs, select one or more modulation andcoding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on channelquality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE, process (e.g., encodeand modulate) the data for each UE based at least in part on the MCS(s)selected for the UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. Transmitprocessor 220 may also process system information (e.g., for semi-staticresource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g.,CQI requests, grants, and/or upper layer signaling) and provide overheadsymbols and control symbols. Transmit processor 220 may also generatereference symbols for reference signals (e.g., a cell-specific referencesignal (CRS) or a demodulation reference signal (DMRS)) andsynchronization signals (e.g., a primary synchronization signal (PSS) ora secondary synchronization signal (SSS)). A transmit (TX)multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatialprocessing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols,the overhead symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, andmay provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MODs) 232 a through232 t. Each modulator 232 may process a respective output symbol stream(e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator 232may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, andupconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. Tdownlink signals from modulators 232 a through 232 t may be transmittedvia T antennas 234 a through 234 t, respectively.

At UE 120, antennas 252 a through 252 r may receive the downlink signalsfrom base station 110 and/or other base stations and may providereceived signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254 a through 254 r,respectively. Each demodulator 254 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify,downconvert, and digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples.Each demodulator 254 may further process the input samples (e.g., forOFDM) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 may obtainreceived symbols from all R demodulators 254 a through 254 r, performMIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and providedetected symbols. A receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulateand decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120 to adata sink 260, and provide decoded control information and systeminformation to a controller/processor 280. The term“controller/processor” may refer to one or more controllers, one or moreprocessors, or a combination thereof. A channel processor may determinea reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signalstrength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality(RSRQ) parameter, an/or a channel quality indicator (CQI) parameter,among other examples. In some aspects, one or more components of UE 120may be included in a housing 284.

Network controller 130 may include communication unit 294,controller/processor 290, and memory 292. Network controller 130 mayinclude, for example, one or more devices in a core network. Networkcontroller 130 may communicate with base station 110 via communicationunit 294.

Antennas (e.g., antennas 234 a through 234 t and/or antennas 252 athrough 252 r) may include, or may be included within, one or moreantenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and/or antennaarrays, among other examples. An antenna panel, an antenna group, a setof antenna elements, and/or an antenna array may include one or moreantenna elements. An antenna panel, an antenna group, a set of antennaelements, and/or an antenna array may include a set of coplanar antennaelements and/or a set of non-coplanar antenna elements. An antennapanel, an antenna group, a set of antenna elements, and/or an antennaarray may include antenna elements within a single housing and/orantenna elements within multiple housings. An antenna panel, an antennagroup, a set of antenna elements, and/or an antenna array may includeone or more antenna elements coupled to one or more transmission and/orreception components, such as one or more components of FIG. 2 .

On the uplink, at UE 120, a transmit processor 264 may receive andprocess data from a data source 262 and control information (e.g., forreports that include RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and/or CQI) fromcontroller/processor 280. Transmit processor 264 may also generatereference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols fromtransmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 ifapplicable, further processed by modulators 254 a through 254 r (e.g.,for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to base station 110. In someaspects, a modulator and a demodulator (e.g., MOD/DEMOD 254) of the UE120 may be included in a modem of the UE 120. In some aspects, the UE120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combinationof antenna(s) 252, modulators and/or demodulators 254, MIMO detector256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, and/or TX MIMOprocessor 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g.,controller/processor 280) and memory 282 to perform aspects of any ofthe methods described herein.

At base station 110, the uplink signals from UE 120 and other UEs may bereceived by antennas 234, processed by demodulators 232, detected by aMIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by a receiveprocessor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by UE120. Receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink239 and the decoded control information to controller/processor 240.Base station 110 may include communication unit 244 and communicate tonetwork controller 130 via communication unit 244. Base station 110 mayinclude a scheduler 246 to schedule UEs 120 for downlink and/or uplinkcommunications. In some aspects, a modulator and a demodulator (e.g.,MOD/DEMOD 232) of the base station 110 may be included in a modem of thebase station 110. In some aspects, the base station 110 includes atransceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna(s)234, modulators and/or demodulators 232, MIMO detector 236, receiveprocessor 238, transmit processor 220, and/or TX MIMO processor 230. Thetransceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller/processor 240)and memory 242 to perform aspects of any of the methods describedherein.

Controller/processor 240 of base station 110, controller/processor 280of UE 120, and/or any other component(s) of FIG. 2 may perform one ormore techniques associated with selection of a CSI report parameter by aUE, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example,controller/processor 240 of base station 110, controller/processor 280of UE 120, and/or any other component(s) of FIG. 2 may perform or directoperations of, for example, process 600 of FIG. 6 , process 700 of FIG.7 , process 800 of FIG. 8 , process 900 of FIG. 9 , and/or otherprocesses as described herein. Memories 242 and 282 may store data andprogram codes for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. In someaspects, memory 242 and/or memory 282 may include a non-transitorycomputer-readable medium storing one or more instructions (e.g., codeand/or program code) for wireless communication. For example, the one ormore instructions, when executed (e.g., directly, or after compiling,converting, and/or interpreting) by one or more processors of the basestation 110 and/or the UE 120, may cause the one or more processors, theUE 120, and/or the base station 110 to perform or direct operations of,for example, process 600 of FIG. 6 , process 700 of FIG. 7 , process 800of FIG. 8 , process 900 of FIG. 9 , and/or other processes as describedherein. In some aspects, executing instructions may include running theinstructions, converting the instructions, compiling the instructions,and/or interpreting the instructions.

In some aspects, UE 120 may include means for performing a signalmeasurement; means for selecting, based at least in part on a result ofperforming the signal measurement, a channel state information (CSI)report parameter, from a plurality of CSI report parameters, theplurality of CSI report parameters being included in a CSI reportingconfiguration configured for the UE; means for transmitting anindication of the selected CSI report parameter in uplink controlinformation (UCI); and/or the like. In some aspects, such means mayinclude one or more components of UE 120 described in connection withFIG. 2 , such as controller/processor 280, transmit processor 264, TXMIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256,receive processor 258, and/or the like.

In some aspects, base station 110 may include means for receiving UCIincluding an indication of a CSI report parameter selected by a UE 120,wherein the selected CSI report parameter is one of a plurality of CSIreport parameters included in a CSI reporting configuration configuredon the UE; means for monitoring for a CSI report from the UE 120 basedat least in part on the selected CSI report parameter; and/or the like.In some aspects, such means may include one or more components of basestation 110 described in connection with FIG. 2 , such as antenna 234,DEMOD 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238,controller/processor 240, transmit processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230,MOD 232, antenna 234, and/or the like.

In some aspects, UE 120 may include means for receiving configurationinformation indicating two or more channel state information (CSI)report settings for a periodic CSI report; means for receiving a signalindicating to switch to a selected CSI report setting of the two or moreCSI report settings; means for transmitting a CSI report in accordancewith the selected CSI report setting; means for switching to theselected CSI report setting; and/or the like. In some aspects, suchmeans may include one or more components of UE 120 described inconnection with FIG. 2 , such as controller/processor 280, transmitprocessor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, DEMOD 254,MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, and/or the like.

In some aspects, base station 110 may include means for transmittingconfiguration information indicating two or more CSI report settings fora periodic CSI report; means for transmitting a signal indicating toswitch to a selected CSI report setting of the two or more CSI reportsettings; means for receiving a CSI report in accordance with theselected CSI report setting; and/or the like. In some aspects, suchmeans may include one or more components of base station 110 describedin connection with FIG. 2 , such as antenna 234, DEMOD 232, MIMOdetector 236, receive processor 238, controller/processor 240, transmitprocessor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, MOD 232, antenna 234, and/or thelike.

As indicated above, FIG. 2 is provided as an example. Other examples maydiffer from what is described with regard to FIG. 2 .

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example beamforming architecture 300that supports unicast coverage in a millimeter wave (mmW) channel, inaccordance with the present disclosure. In some aspects, architecture300 may implement aspects of wireless network 100. In some aspects,architecture 300 may be implemented in a transmitting device (e.g., afirst wireless communication device, UE, or base station) and/or areceiving device (e.g., a second wireless communication device, UE, orbase station), as described herein.

Broadly, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating example hardware components ofa wireless communication device in accordance with certain aspects ofthe disclosure. The illustrated components may include those that may beused for antenna element selection and/or for beamforming fortransmission of wireless signals. There are numerous architectures forantenna element selection and implementing phase shifting, only oneexample of which is illustrated here. The architecture 300 includes amodem (modulator/demodulator) 302, a digital to analog converter (DAC)304, a first mixer 306, a second mixer 308, and a splitter 310. Thearchitecture 300 also includes multiple first amplifiers 312, multiplephase shifters 314, multiple second amplifiers 316, and an antenna array318 that includes multiple antenna elements 320.

Transmission lines or other waveguides, wires, traces, and/or the likeare shown connecting the various components to illustrate how signals tobe transmitted may travel between components. Reference numbers 322,324, 326, and 328 indicate regions in the architecture 300 in whichdifferent types of signals travel or are processed. Specifically,reference number 322 indicates a region in which digital basebandsignals travel or are processed, reference number 324 indicates a regionin which analog baseband signals travel or are processed, referencenumber 326 indicates a region in which analog intermediate frequency(IF) signals travel or are processed, and reference number 328 indicatesa region in which analog radio frequency (RF) signals travel or areprocessed. The architecture also includes a local oscillator A 330, alocal oscillator B 332, and a communication manager 334.

Each of the antenna elements 320 may include one or more sub-elementsfor radiating or receiving RF signals. For example, a single antennaelement 320 may include a first sub-element cross-polarized with asecond sub-element that can be used to independently transmitcross-polarized signals. The antenna elements 320 may include patchantennas, dipole antennas, or other types of antennas arranged in alinear pattern, a two dimensional pattern, or another pattern. A spacingbetween antenna elements 320 may be such that signals with a desiredwavelength transmitted separately by the antenna elements 320 mayinteract or interfere (e.g., to form a desired beam). For example, givenan expected range of wavelengths or frequencies, the spacing may providea quarter wavelength, half wavelength, or other fraction of a wavelengthof spacing between neighboring antenna elements 320 to allow forinteraction or interference of signals transmitted by the separateantenna elements 320 within that expected range.

The modem 302 processes and generates digital baseband signals and mayalso control operation of the DAC 304, first and second mixers 306, 308,splitter 310, first amplifiers 312, phase shifters 314, and/or thesecond amplifiers 316 to transmit signals via one or more or all of theantenna elements 320. The modem 302 may process signals and controloperation in accordance with a communication standard such as a wirelessstandard discussed herein. The DAC 304 may convert digital basebandsignals received from the modem 302 (and that are to be transmitted)into analog baseband signals. The first mixer 306 upconverts analogbaseband signals to analog IF signals within an IF using a localoscillator A 330. For example, the first mixer 306 may mix the signalswith an oscillating signal generated by the local oscillator A 330 to“move” the baseband analog signals to the IF. In some cases, someprocessing or filtering (not shown) may take place at the IF. The secondmixer 308 upconverts the analog IF signals to analog RF signals usingthe local oscillator B 332. Similar to the first mixer, the second mixer308 may mix the signals with an oscillating signal generated by thelocal oscillator B 332 to “move” the IF analog signals to the RF or thefrequency at which signals will be transmitted or received. The modem302 and/or the communication manager 334 may adjust the frequency oflocal oscillator A 330 and/or the local oscillator B 332 so that adesired IF and/or RF frequency is produced and used to facilitateprocessing and transmission of a signal within a desired bandwidth.

In the illustrated architecture 300, signals upconverted by the secondmixer 308 are split or duplicated into multiple signals by the splitter310. The splitter 310 in architecture 300 splits the RF signal intomultiple identical or nearly identical RF signals. In other examples,the split may take place with any type of signal, including withbaseband digital, baseband analog, or IF analog signals. Each of thesesignals may correspond to an antenna element 320, and the signal travelsthrough and is processed by amplifiers 312, 316, phase shifters 314,and/or other elements corresponding to the respective antenna element320 to be provided to and transmitted by the corresponding antennaelement 320 of the antenna array 318. In one example, the splitter 310may be an active splitter that is connected to a power supply andprovides some gain so that RF signals exiting the splitter 310 are at apower level equal to or greater than the signal entering the splitter310. In another example, the splitter 310 is a passive splitter that isnot connected to power supply and the RF signals exiting the splitter310 may be at a power level lower than the RF signal entering thesplitter 310.

After being split by the splitter 310, the resulting RF signals mayenter an amplifier, such as a first amplifier 312, or a phase shifter314 corresponding to an antenna element 320. The first and secondamplifiers 312, 316 are illustrated with dashed lines because one orboth of them might not be necessary in some aspects. In some aspects,both the first amplifier 312 and second amplifier 316 are present. Insome aspects, neither the first amplifier 312 nor the second amplifier316 is present. In some aspects, one of the two amplifiers 312, 316 ispresent but not the other. By way of example, if the splitter 310 is anactive splitter, the first amplifier 312 may not be used. By way offurther example, if the phase shifter 314 is an active phase shifterthat can provide a gain, the second amplifier 316 might not be used.

The amplifiers 312, 316 may provide a desired level of positive ornegative gain. A positive gain (positive dB) may be used to increase anamplitude of a signal for radiation by a specific antenna element 320. Anegative gain (negative dB) may be used to decrease an amplitude and/orsuppress radiation of the signal by a specific antenna element. Each ofthe amplifiers 312, 316 may be controlled independently (e.g., by themodem 302 or the communication manager 334) to provide independentcontrol of the gain for each antenna element 320. For example, the modem302 and/or the communication manager 334 may have at least one controlline connected to each of the splitter 310, first amplifiers 312, phaseshifters 314, and/or second amplifiers 316 that may be used to configurea gain to provide a desired amount of gain for each component and thuseach antenna element 320.

The phase shifter 314 may provide a configurable phase shift or phaseoffset to a corresponding RF signal to be transmitted. The phase shifter314 may be a passive phase shifter not directly connected to a powersupply. Passive phase shifters might introduce some insertion loss. Thesecond amplifier 316 may boost the signal to compensate for theinsertion loss. The phase shifter 314 may be an active phase shifterconnected to a power supply such that the active phase shifter providessome amount of gain or prevents insertion loss. The settings of each ofthe phase shifters 314 are independent, meaning that each can be set toprovide a desired amount of phase shift or the same amount of phaseshift or some other configuration. The modem 302 and/or thecommunication manager 334 may have at least one control line connectedto each of the phase shifters 314 and which may be used to configure thephase shifters 314 to provide desired amounts of phase shift or phaseoffset between antenna elements 320.

In the illustrated architecture 300, RF signals received by the antennaelements 320 are provided to one or more of first amplifiers 356 toboost the signal strength. The first amplifiers 356 may be connected tothe same antenna arrays 318 (e.g., for time division duplex (TDD)operations). The first amplifiers 356 may be connected to differentantenna arrays 318. The boosted RF signal is input into one or more ofphase shifters 354 to provide a configurable phase shift or phase offsetfor the corresponding received RF signal. The phase shifter 354 may bean active phase shifter or a passive phase shifter. The settings of thephase shifters 354 are independent, meaning that each can be set toprovide a desired amount of phase shift or the same amount of phaseshift or some other configuration. The modem 302 and/or thecommunication manager 334 may have at least one control line connectedto each of the phase shifters 354 and which may be used to configure thephase shifters 354 to provide a desired amount of phase shift or phaseoffset between antenna elements 320.

The outputs of the phase shifters 354 may be input to one or more secondamplifiers 352 for signal amplification of the phase shifted received RFsignals. The second amplifiers 352 may be individually configured toprovide a configured amount of gain. The second amplifiers 352 may beindividually configured to provide an amount of gain to ensure that thesignals input to combiner 350 have the same magnitude. The amplifiers352 and/or 356 are illustrated in dashed lines because they might not benecessary in some aspects. In some aspects, both the amplifier 352 andthe amplifier 356 are present. In another aspect, neither the amplifier352 nor the amplifier 356 are present. In other aspects, one of theamplifiers 352, 356 is present but not the other.

In the illustrated architecture 300, signals output by the phaseshifters 354 (via the amplifiers 352 when present) are combined incombiner 350. The combiner 350 in architecture 300 combines the RFsignal into a signal. The combiner 350 may be a passive combiner (e.g.,not connected to a power source), which may result in some insertionloss. The combiner 350 may be an active combiner (e.g., connected to apower source), which may result in some signal gain. When combiner 350is an active combiner, it may provide a different (e.g., configurable)amount of gain for each input signal so that the input signals have thesame magnitude when they are combined. When combiner 350 is an activecombiner, the combiner 350 may not need the second amplifier 352 becausethe active combiner may provide the signal amplification.

The output of the combiner 350 is input into mixers 348 and 346. Mixers348 and 346 generally down convert the received RF signal using inputsfrom local oscillators 372 and 370, respectively, to create intermediateor baseband signals that carry the encoded and modulated information.The output of the mixers 348 and 346 are input into an analog-to-digitalconverter (ADC) 344 for conversion to analog signals. The analog signalsoutput from ADC 344 is input to modem 302 for baseband processing, suchas decoding, de-interleaving, and/or the like.

The architecture 300 is given by way of example only to illustrate anarchitecture for transmitting and/or receiving signals. In some cases,the architecture 300 and/or each portion of the architecture 300 may berepeated multiple times within an architecture to accommodate or providean arbitrary number of RF chains, antenna elements, and/or antennapanels. Furthermore, numerous alternate architectures are possible andcontemplated. For example, although only a single antenna array 318 isshown, two, three, or more antenna arrays may be included, each with oneor more of their own corresponding amplifiers, phase shifters,splitters, mixers, DACs, ADCs, and/or modems. For example, a single UEmay include two, four, or more antenna arrays for transmitting orreceiving signals at different physical locations on the UE or indifferent directions.

Furthermore, mixers, splitters, amplifiers, phase shifters and othercomponents may be located in different signal type areas (e.g.,represented by different ones of the reference numbers 322, 324, 326,328) in different implemented architectures. For example, a split of thesignal to be transmitted into multiple signals may take place at theanalog RF, analog IF, analog baseband, or digital baseband frequenciesin different examples. Similarly, amplification and/or phase shifts mayalso take place at different frequencies. For example, in some aspects,one or more of the splitter 310, amplifiers 312, 316, or phase shifters314 may be located between the DAC 304 and the first mixer 306 orbetween the first mixer 306 and the second mixer 308. In one example,the functions of one or more of the components may be combined into onecomponent. For example, the phase shifters 314 may perform amplificationto include or replace the first and/or or second amplifiers 312, 316. Byway of another example, a phase shift may be implemented by the secondmixer 308 to obviate the need for a separate phase shifter 314. Thistechnique is sometimes called local oscillator (LO) phase shifting. Insome aspects of this configuration, there may be multiple IF to RFmixers (e.g., for each antenna element chain) within the second mixer308, and the local oscillator B 332 may supply different localoscillator signals (with different phase offsets) to each IF to RFmixer.

The modem 302 and/or the communication manager 334 may control one ormore of the other components 304 through 372 to select one or moreantenna elements 320 and/or to form beams for transmission of one ormore signals. For example, the antenna elements 320 may be individuallyselected or deselected for transmission of a signal (or signals) bycontrolling an amplitude of one or more corresponding amplifiers, suchas the first amplifiers 312 and/or the second amplifiers 316.Beamforming includes generation of a beam using multiple signals ondifferent antenna elements, where one or more or all of the multiplesignals are shifted in phase relative to each other. The formed beam maycarry physical or higher layer reference signals or information. As eachsignal of the multiple signals is radiated from a respective antennaelement 320, the radiated signals interact, interfere (constructive anddestructive interference), and amplify each other to form a resultingbeam. The shape (such as the amplitude, width, and/or presence of sidelobes) and the direction (such as an angle of the beam relative to asurface of the antenna array 318) can be dynamically controlled bymodifying the phase shifts or phase offsets imparted by the phaseshifters 314 and amplitudes imparted by the amplifiers 312, 316 of themultiple signals relative to each other. The communication manager 334may be located partially or fully within one or more other components ofthe architecture 300. For example, the communication manager 334 may belocated within the modem 302 in some aspects.

The communication manager 334, controller/processor 280, receiveprocessor 280, and/or the like may manage the measurement of beams bythe architecture 300. For example, this measurement may include thedetermination of channel state information (CSI) based at least in parton a CSI report setting. The CSI may be based at least in part on aLayer 1 measurement, such as a Layer 1 reference signal received power(RSRP), a Layer 1 signal to interference plus noise (SINR) value, achannel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), aCSI reference signal (CSI-RS) Resource Indicator (CRI), a strongestlayer indication (SLI), a rank indication (RI), and/or the like. L1-RSRPand/or L1-SINR may be used for beam selection based at least in part oninterference. Techniques and apparatuses described herein providedynamic indication of a CSI report setting for determination andreporting of the CSI, or selection of a CSI report setting based atleast in part on a signal measurement and indication of the selected CSIreport setting via UCI.

As indicated above, FIG. 3 is provided as an example. Other examples maydiffer from what is described with regard to FIG. 3 .

In wireless communications, CSI refers to known channel properties of acommunication link. Generally, CSI describes how a signal propagatesfrom a transmitter to a receiver and represents the combined effect of,for example, scattering, fading, and power decay with distance.

In some wireless communication systems, such as an NR system, a UE(e.g., a UE 120) may be configured to report CSI to a base station(e.g., a base station 110). A CSI report provided by the UE may includeinformation associated with, for example, a channel quality indicator(CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), a CSI reference signalresource indicator (CRI), a strongest layer indication (SLI), a rankindication (RI), a layer 1 (L1) reference signal received power (RSRP),an L1 signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR), or the like.

In a wireless communication system, such as an NR system, there arethree types of CSI reporting: periodic, semi-persistent, and aperiodic.A periodic CSI report can be carried on a short PUCCH or a long PUCCH. Asemi-persistent CSI report can be carried on a long PUCCH or a physicaluplink shared channel (PUSCH). Resources and/or a modulation and codingscheme (MCS) for a semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on a PUSCH canbe allocated semi-persistently using downlink control information (DCI).Further, semi-persistent CSI reporting supports Type II with a minimumperiodicity of 5 milliseconds (ms), and is not supported for aperiodicCSI reference signals. Periodic CSI reporting and semi-persistent CSIreporting support periodicities of 5 slots, 10 slots, 20 slots, 40slots, 80 slots, 160 slots, and 320 slots. An aperiodic CSI report canbe carried on a PUSCH multiplexed with or without uplink data.

In some wireless communication systems, such as an NR system, an L1-RSRPand/or an L1-SINR may be used for beam management. For example, anL1-SINR can be used for beam selection considering interference (e.g.,with a similar format as L1-RSRP). In general, up to four beams can bereported per configured report. Here, an absolute SINR value can bereported for a first reported beam (e.g., a beam with a highest SINR),and differential SINR values are reported for each other beam, where agiven differential SINR is computed with respect to the SINR associatedwith the first beam (e.g., the beam with the highest SINR).

CSI measurement and reporting may be based at least in part on a CSIreporting configuration. A CSI reporting configuration may besemi-statically configured (e.g., using radio resource control (RRC)signaling and/or the like). The CSI reporting configuration may identifya periodicity for CSI reporting, a reference signal for CSI reporting, aresource associated with CSI reporting, and/or the like. CSI reportingcan be performed periodically, semi-persistently, or aperiodically.Aperiodic CSI reporting can be triggered, whereas periodic andsemi-persistent CSI reporting can be configured to be performed inaccordance with an interval.

Reliability of a CSI report, especially an L1-RSRP and an L1-SINR, isimportant for beam reliability to support, for example, unicast coveragein frequency range 2 (FR2) (e.g., since beam management may be needed ona more frequent basis for unicast communications in FR2). Notably, anL1-RSRP or an L1-SINR can be relatively large (e.g., approximately 20bits), which may result in poor coverage of a physical uplink controlchannel (PUCCH) that carries a CSI report including such information.When combined with a periodic CSI report, the larger size of CSIfeedback in NR may cause coverage issues and poor throughput. Forexample, channel conditions at the UE may change more quickly than aperiodic CSI reporting configuration can be updated (e.g., on a slot toslot basis, in some cases), so the CSI feedback of the CSI report may beunreliable, thereby reducing efficiency of the network and usingcomputing resources associated with retransmitting the CSI feedback.This may be exacerbated for larger CSI reports, such as those includingL1-RSRP/L1-SINR information, and for periodic CSI reporting using longerperiodicities.

Some aspects described herein provide techniques and apparatuses forselection of a CSI report parameter (or a CSI report setting associatedwith a CSI report parameter) by a UE, such as based at least in part ona measurement by the UE or a dynamic signaling of the CSI reportparameter. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein provideindication of the selected CSI report parameter via UCI. In someaspects, selection of the CSI report parameter by the UE, and indicationof the selected CSI report parameter in UCI may improve coverage of theCSI report, thereby increasing reliability of beam management (e.g., forunicast channels in FR2) performed based at least in part on the CSIreport. In some aspects, the UE may switch between two or more CSIreport settings based at least in part on the dynamic signaling. Forexample, the two or more CSI report settings may identify one or moredifferent CSI report parameters, one or more different CSI reportingresources, and/or the like. In some aspects, one or more of the CSIreport settings (or CSI report parameters associated with the CSI reportsettings) may be associated with a coverage enhanced mode, or may beconfigured to provide improved coverage relative to another CSI reportsetting or CSI reporting configuration. This may include a configuredgrant, multiple repetitions of the PUCCH, and/or the like. Thus,flexibility of a CSI reporting configuration of a UE is improved andreliability of CSI feedback transmitted by the UE is improved.Furthermore, network resources may be conserved that would otherwise beused to reconfigure a CSI reporting configuration semi-statically and/orto retransmit failed CSI feedback

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 associated withselection of a CSI report parameter by a UE (e.g., a UE 120) andindication via UCI, in accordance with the present disclosure.

As shown by reference 402, the UE may perform a signal measurement. Forexample, the UE may measure a received power of a reference signal(e.g., a CSI reference signal (CSI-RS)) transmitted by a base station(e.g., a base station 110). In some aspects, a result of the signalmeasurement may, for example, a L1-RSRP value, an L1-SINR value, alog-likelihood ratio (LLR) quality value, or the like.

As shown by reference 404, the UE may select, based at least in part onthe result of performing the signal measurement, a CSI report parameter.In some aspects, the UE may select the CSI report parameter from aplurality of CSI report parameters included in a CSI reportingconfiguration configured for the UE. That is, two or more configured CSIreport parameters may be configured for the UE in a CSI reportingconfiguration, and the UE may, dynamically select the CSI reportparameter based at least in part on the result of the signalmeasurement.

In some aspects, the UE may receive the CSI reporting configurationincluding the plurality of CSI report parameters from the base station(e.g., via radio resource control (RRC) signaling).

In some aspects, as noted above, the CSI reporting configuration mayinclude a plurality of CSI report parameters. Here, each CSI reportparameter may include information indicating a parameter based at leastin part on which the UE is to generate and/or transmit a CSI report.

For example, in some aspects, a first CSI report parameter of theplurality of CSI report parameters indicates a first setting for areporting parameter, and a second CSI report parameter of the pluralityof CSI report parameters indicates a second setting for the reportingparameter. As a particular example, the reporting parameter may beassociated with whether CSI report repetition is to be performed (e.g.,whether the UE is to transmit a CSI report multiple times to improvecoverage). In this example, a first CSI report parameter may indicateCSI report repetition is enabled, and a second CSI report parameter mayindicate that CSI report repetition is disabled. As another example, thereporting parameter may be associated with a periodicity for CSIreporting. In this example, a first CSI report parameter may indicate afirst periodicity for CSI reporting (e.g., a comparatively shorterperiodicity to improve coverage), and a second CSI report parameter mayindicate a second periodicity for CSI reporting (e.g., a comparativelylonger periodicity). As another example, the reporting parameter may beassociated with a payload size for CSI reporting. In this example, afirst CSI report parameter may indicate a first payload size for CSIreporting (e.g., a comparatively smaller payload size to improvecoverage), and a second CSI report parameter may indicate a secondpayload size for CSI reporting (e.g., a comparatively larger payloadsize).

In some aspects, the UE may select the CSI report parameter based atleast in part on criteria included in the CSI reporting configuration.In some aspects, the criteria may include, for example, a signalstrength threshold. In such a scenario, the UE may select the CSI reportparameter based at least in part on whether the result of the signalmeasurement satisfies the signal strength threshold. For example, if adetermined RSRP value does not satisfy the signal strength threshold,then the UE may select a reporting parameter such that CSI reportrepetition is enabled. Alternatively, if the determined RSRP valuesatisfies the signal strength threshold, then the UE may select areporting parameter such that CSI report repetition is disabled.

As shown by reference 406, the UE may transmit, and the base station mayreceive, an indication of the selected CSI report parameter in UCI. Thatis, the UE may transmit UCI including an indication of the CSI reportparameter selected by the UE.

In some aspects, the UCI may further include an indication of a lengthof a gap between the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition (e.g.,when the CSI report parameter indicates that CSI report repetition isenabled), or an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI and astart of a beam sweeping. That is, in some aspects, the UCI may indicatea gap between the UCI transmission and CSI report repetition or a gapbetween the UCI transmission and a performance of beam sweeping.

Alternatively, in some aspects, an indication of the length of the gapbetween the UCI and the start of CSI report repetition, or theindication of the length of the gap between the UCI and the start of thebeam sweeping may be included in the CSI reporting configuration. Insuch a scenario, the gap need not be indicated in UCI since the basestation already has access to the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UCI may further include an indication of a lengthof a gap between an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start ofCSI report repetition (e.g., when the CSI report parameter indicatesthat CSI report repetition is enabled), or an indication of a length ofa gap between the initial transmission of the CSI report and a start ofa beam sweeping. That is, in some aspects, the UCI may indicate a gapbetween an initial transmission of the CSI report and an activation ofCSI report repetition or a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and an activation of beam sweeping.

Alternatively, in some aspects, an indication of the length of the gapbetween the initial transmission of the CSI report and the start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of the length of the gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and the start of a beam sweeping,may be included in the CSI reporting configuration. In such a scenario,the gap need not be indicated in UCI since the base station already hasaccess to the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard. That is, the PUCCH format or thePUCCH option for indicating the CSI report parameter selected by the UEmay be specified in a standard specification (e.g., the PUCCH format maybe restricted to PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, or the like).Alternatively, in some aspects, information that identifies the formatto be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameter may be includedin the CSI reporting configuration.

In some aspects, the UE may receive an indication to perform theselection of the CSI report parameter (e.g., an indication that the UEis to perform CSI report parameter selection), or information thatidentifies a PUCCH format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, in DCI transmitted by the base station (e.g., DCI associatedwith triggering a semi-persistent CSI report).

As shown by reference 408, the UE may transmit a CSI report based atleast in part on the selected CSI report parameter. Further, as shown byreference 410, the base station may monitor for the CSI report from theUE based at least in part on the selected CSI report parameter.

In some aspects, depending on the CSI report parameter selected by theUE, the CSI report may be a coverage enhanced CSI report. A coverageenhanced CSI report includes a CSI report that is generated and/ortransmitted in a manner so as to improve coverage of the CSI report(e.g., to improve a likelihood that the base station will receive andsuccessfully decode the CSI report). In some aspects, coverageenhancement can be provided through CSI report repetition, meaning thatthe CSI report is transmitted by the UE at least twice. Thus, in someaspects, transmitting the CSI report includes performing CSI reportrepetition.

In some aspects, the UE may transmit, and the base station may monitorfor, the CSI report based at least in part on the selected CSI reportparameter. For example, the selected CSI report parameter may indicate asetting for a reporting parameter associated with CSI reporting (e.g.,whether CSI report repetition is enabled, a periodicity, a payload size,and/or the like), as described above. Here, the UE may transmit, and thebase station may monitor for, the CSI report based at least in part onthe setting for the reporting parameter indicated by the selected CSIreport parameter.

As indicated above, FIG. 4 is provided as an example. Other examples maydiffer from what is described with respect to FIG. 4 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 of dynamic indicationfor a periodic CSI report, in accordance with the present disclosure. Asshown, example 500 includes a UE 120 and a BS 110. In some aspects, theUE 120 and the BS 110 may communicate on a band in a frequency rangethat uses beamforming, such as Frequency Range (FR2) and/or the like.

As shown by reference number 510, the BS 110 may provide configurationinformation to the UE 120. The configuration information may identifytwo or more CSI report settings, such as for periodic CSI reporting. Insome aspects, the two or more CSI report settings may indicate one ormore parameters or resources associated with a CSI report (e.g., aparameter used to determine CSI feedback, a resource used to determineCSI feedback, a resource used to transmit CSI feedback, and/or thelike). In some aspects, one of the signaled CSI report settings mayidentify a single parameter or a set of parameters to be used inrelation to another CSI reporting configuration. For example, the CSIreport setting may indicate a modification to another CSI reportingconfiguration (e.g., a baseline CSI reporting configuration). In thiscase, the UE 120 may determine a CSI report in accordance with thebaseline CSI reporting configuration until receiving signalingindicating to use the modification. Thereafter, the UE 120 may use themodified CSI reporting configuration. In some aspects, the two or moreCSI report settings may include separate CSI reporting configurationsthat each define a complete set of parameters for determining and/orreporting CSI.

In some aspects, a CSI report setting (e.g., a CSI report settingassociated with a coverage enhancement mode) may indicate one or morerepetitions of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) used totransmit the CSI report. In some aspects, a CSI report setting (e.g., aCSI report setting associated with a coverage enhancement mode) mayinclude, or may be, a configured grant for CSI report transmission on aphysical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

In some aspects, a CSI reporting configuration for the periodic CSIreport may indicate a configured grant. For example, the CSI reportingconfiguration may be linked to the configured grant. In this case, theUE 120 may use the configured grant for CSI reporting based at least inpart on signaling indicating a selected CSI report setting. For example,the configured grant may be associated with the selected CSI reportsetting based at least in part on the CSI reporting configuration.

As shown by reference number 520, the UE 120 may receive a signalindicating to switch to a selected CSI report setting, of the two ormore CSI report settings. For example, the signal may be provided viaDCI, a MAC control element (MAC-CE), and/or the like. Thus, the signalmay be considered dynamic signaling. In some aspects, the signal mayindicate a configured grant. For example, the signal may carry aconfigured grant on a PUSCH. In this case, the UE 120 may use theconfigured grant for CSI report transmission on the PUSCH. In someaspects, the BS 110 may determine the selected CSI report setting basedat least in part on channel conditions at the UE 120, based at least inpart on failing to receive a CSI report from the UE 120, and/or thelike. In some aspects, the signal may explicitly identify the selectedCSI report setting. In some aspects, the signal may indicate to switch aCSI report setting without explicitly indicating the CSI report setting.For example, the UE 120 may switch between two or more CSI reportsettings in an order based at least in part on receiving the signal,which reduces overhead associated with indicating the CSI reportsetting.

As shown by reference number 530, the UE 120 may switch to the selectedCSI report setting. For example, the UE 120 may use a CSI reportingconfiguration identified by the selected CSI report setting, or maymodify a baseline CSI reporting configuration in accordance with theselected CSI report setting. As shown by reference number 540, the UE120 may determine a CSI report in accordance with the selected CSIreport setting. As shown by reference number 550, the UE 120 maytransmit the CSI report in accordance with the selected CSI reportsetting. For example, the UE 120 may transmit the CSI report on a PUCCH(e.g., using one or more repetitions if the selected CSI report settingindicates to use the one or more repetitions) and/or a PUSCH (e.g.,using one or more repetitions if the selected CSI report settingindicates to use the one or more repetitions). Thus, the UE 120 mayperform periodic CSI reporting in accordance with a selected CSI reportsetting, of two or more configured CSI report settings. Thus,reliability of CSI reporting can be improved in cases of poor coverage,and efficiency of CSI reporting can be improved in cases of adequatecoverage, relative to a semi-static scheme for CSI reportingconfiguration.

As indicated above, FIG. 5 is provided as an example. Other examples maydiffer from what is described with respect to FIG. 5 .

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example process 600 performed, forexample, by a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure. Exampleprocess 600 is an example where the UE (e.g., UE 120 and/or the like)performs operations associated with selection of a CSI report parameterby a UE and indication via UCI.

As shown in FIG. 6 , in some aspects, process 600 may include performinga signal measurement (block 610). For example, the UE (e.g., usingreceive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller/processor 280,memory 282, and/or the like) may perform a signal measurement, asdescribed above.

As further shown in FIG. 6 , in some aspects, process 600 may includeselecting, based at least in part on a result of performing the signalmeasurement, a CSI report parameter, from a plurality of CSI reportparameters, the plurality of CSI report parameters being included in aCSI reporting configuration configured for the UE (block 620). Forexample, the UE (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor264, controller/processor 280, memory 282, and/or the like) may select,based at least in part on a result of performing the signal measurement,a CSI report parameter, from a plurality of CSI report parameters, theplurality of CSI report parameters being included in a CSI reportingconfiguration configured for the UE, as described above.

As further shown in FIG. 6 , in some aspects, process 600 may includetransmitting an indication of the selected CSI report parameter in UCI(block 630). For example, the user equipment (e.g., using transmitprocessor 264, controller/processor 280, memory 282, and/or the like)may transmit an indication of the selected CSI report parameter in UCI,as described above.

Process 600 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect orany combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with oneor more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, process 600 includes receiving the CSI reportingconfiguration including the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, theCSI reporting configuration is received via radio resource controlsignaling.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstand second aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through third aspects, the reporting parameter is associated withat least one of whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, aperiodicity for CSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough fourth aspects, the result of the signal measurement includes atleast one of a reference signal received power value, asignal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, or a log-likelihood ratioquality value.

In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough fifth aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of agap between the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beamsweeping.

In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through sixth aspects, an indication of a length of a gap betweenthe UCI and a start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of alength of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, isincluded in the CSI reporting configuration.

In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through seventh aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to beused to indicate the selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured onthe UE according to a wireless communication standard.

In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough eighth aspects, information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter is included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough ninth aspects, an indication to perform the selection of the CSIreport parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is received in downlink control information associated withtriggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through tenth aspects, the selected CSI report parameter isselected based at least in part on criteria included in the CSIreporting configuration.

In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through eleventh aspects, the criteria include a signal strengththreshold, and the selected CSI report parameter is selected based atleast in part on whether the result of the signal measurement satisfiesthe signal strength threshold.

In a thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through twelfth aspects, process 600 includes transmitting a CSIreport based at least in part on the selected CSI report parameter.

In a fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through thirteenth aspects, the UCI includes an indication of alength of a gap between an initial transmission of a CSI report and astart of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the initial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beamsweeping.

In a fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through fourteenth aspects, an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping,is included in the CSI reporting configuration.

Although FIG. 6 shows example blocks of process 600, in some aspects,process 600 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, differentblocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in FIG. 6 .Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 600may be performed in parallel.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, forexample, by a base station, in accordance with the present disclosure.Example process 700 is an example where the base station (e.g., basestation 110 and/or the like) performs operations associated withassociated with selection of a CSI report parameter by a UE andindication via UCI.

As shown in FIG. 7 , in some aspects, process 700 may include receivingUCI including an indication of a CSI report parameter selected by a UE,wherein the selected CSI report parameter is one of a plurality of CSIreport parameters included in a CSI reporting configuration configuredon the UE (block 710). For example, the base station (e.g., usingreceive processor 238, controller/processor 240, memory 242, and/or thelike) may receive UCI including an indication of a CSI report parameterselected by a UE (e.g., a UE 120), as described above. In some aspects,the selected CSI report parameter is one of a plurality of CSI reportparameters included in a CSI reporting configuration configured on theUE.

As further shown in FIG. 7 , in some aspects, process 700 may includemonitoring for a CSI report from the UE based at least in part on theselected CSI report parameter (block 720). For example, the base station(e.g., using receive processor 238, controller/processor 240, memory242, and/or the like) may monitor for a CSI report from the UE based atleast in part on the selected CSI report parameter, as described above.

Process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect orany combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with oneor more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, process 700 includes transmitting the CSI reportingconfiguration including the plurality of CSI report parameters.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, theCSI reporting configuration is transmitted via radio resource controlsignaling.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstand second aspects, a first CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSIreport parameters indicates a first setting for a reporting parameter,and a second CSI report parameter of the plurality of CSI reportparameters indicates a second setting for the reporting parameter. Here,the selected CSI report parameter is either the first CSI reportparameter or the second CSI report parameter.

In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through third aspects, the reporting parameter is associated withat least one of whether CSI report repetition is to be performed, aperiodicity for CSI reporting, or a payload size for CSI reporting.

In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough fourth aspects, the UCI includes an indication of a length of agap between the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition or anindication of a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beamsweeping.

In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough fifth aspects, an indication of a length of a gap between theUCI and a start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a lengthof a gap between the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included inthe CSI reporting configuration.

In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through sixth aspects, a PUCCH format or a PUCCH option to be usedto indicate the selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UEaccording to a wireless communication standard.

In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through seventh aspects, information that identifies a physicaluplink control channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSIreport parameter is included in the CSI reporting configuration.

In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough eighth aspects, an indication to perform the selection of theCSI report parameter, or information that identifies a physical uplinkcontrol channel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI reportparameter, is transmitted in downlink control information associatedwith triggering a semi-persistent CSI report.

In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough ninth aspects, the CSI reporting configuration includes criteriaassociated with selecting the CSI report parameter.

In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through tenth aspects, the criteria includes a signal strengththreshold associated with selecting the CSI report parameter based atleast in part on a result of a signal measurement.

In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through eleventh aspects, the UCI includes an indication of alength of a gap between an initial transmission of a CSI report and astart of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the initial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beamsweeping.

In a thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through twelfth aspects, an indication of a length of a gapbetween an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping,is included in the CSI reporting configuration.

Although FIG. 7 shows example blocks of process 700, in some aspects,process 700 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, differentblocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in FIG. 7 .Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 700may be performed in parallel.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process 800 performed, forexample, by a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure. Exampleprocess 800 is an example where the UE (e.g., UE 120 and/or the like)performs operations associated with dynamic indication associated with aperiodic CSI report.

As shown in FIG. 8 , in some aspects, process 800 may include receivingconfiguration information indicating two or more channel stateinformation (CSI) report settings for a periodic CSI report (block 810).For example, the UE (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector256, receive processor 258, controller/processor 280, and/or the like)may receive configuration information indicating two or more CSI reportsettings for a periodic CSI report, as described above.

As further shown in FIG. 8 , in some aspects, process 800 may includereceiving a signal indicating to switch to a selected CSI report settingof the two or more CSI report settings (block 820). For example, the UE(e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiveprocessor 258, controller/processor 280, and/or the like) may receive asignal indicating to switch to a selected CSI report setting of the twoor more CSI report settings, as described above.

As further shown in FIG. 8 , in some aspects, process 800 may includetransmitting a CSI report in accordance with the selected CSI reportsetting (block 830). For example, the UE (e.g., usingcontroller/processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266,MOD 254, antenna 252, and/or the like) may transmit a CSI report inaccordance with the selected CSI report setting, as described above.

Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect orany combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with oneor more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, the selected CSI report setting is associated with acoverage enhancement configuration.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, theselected CSI report setting is associated with multiple repetitions ofan uplink control channel used to transmit the CSI report.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstand second aspects, the signal indicates a configured grant for the CSIreport.

In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through third aspects, the configured grant is associated with aplurality of transmission occasions for repetitions of the CSI report.

In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough fourth aspects, the selected CSI report setting is associatedwith a configured grant for the CSI report.

In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough fifth aspects, the configured grant is associated with aplurality of transmission occasions for repetitions of the CSI report.

In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through sixth aspects, the selected CSI report setting includes atleast one of a CSI report parameter or a resource for transmitting theselected CSI report.

In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through seventh aspects, the selected CSI report setting is aperiodic CSI report setting, and the periodic CSI report setting islinked to a configured grant for the CSI report.

In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough eighth aspects, the signal includes at least one of downlinkcontrol information or a medium access control control element.

In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough ninth aspects, process 800 includes switching to the selectedCSI report setting.

Although FIG. 8 shows example blocks of process 800, in some aspects,process 800 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, differentblocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in FIG. 8 .Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 800may be performed in parallel.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process 900 performed, forexample, by a base station, in accordance with the present disclosure.Example process 900 is an example where the base station (e.g., BS 110and/or the like) performs operations associated with dynamic indicationof a periodic CSI report setting.

As shown in FIG. 9 , in some aspects, process 900 may includetransmitting configuration information indicating two or more CSI reportsettings for a periodic CSI report (block 910). For example, the basestation (e.g., using controller/processor 240, transmit processor 220,TX MIMO processor 230, MOD 232, antenna 234, and/or the like) maytransmit configuration information indicating two or more CSI reportsettings for a periodic CSI report, as described above.

As further shown in FIG. 9 , in some aspects, process 900 may includetransmitting a signal indicating to switch to a selected CSI reportsetting of the two or more CSI report settings (block 920). For example,the base station (e.g., using controller/processor 240, transmitprocessor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, MOD 232, antenna 234, and/or thelike) may transmit a signal indicating to switch to a selected CSIreport setting of the two or more CSI report settings, as describedabove.

As further shown in FIG. 9 , in some aspects, process 900 may includereceiving a CSI report in accordance with the selected CSI reportsetting (block 930). For example, the base station (e.g., using antenna234, DEMOD 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238,controller/processor 240, and/or the like) may receive a CSI report inaccordance with the selected CSI report setting, as described above.

Process 900 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect orany combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with oneor more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, the selected CSI report setting is associated with acoverage enhancement configuration.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, theselected CSI report setting is associated with multiple repetitions ofan uplink control channel used to transmit the CSI report.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstand second aspects, the signal indicates a configured grant for the CSIreport.

In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through third aspects, the configured grant is associated with aplurality of transmission occasions for repetitions of the CSI report.

In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough fourth aspects, the selected CSI report setting is associatedwith a configured grant for the CSI report.

In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough fifth aspects, the configured grant is associated with aplurality of transmission occasions for repetitions of the CSI report.

In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through sixth aspects, the selected CSI report setting includes atleast one of a CSI report parameter or a resource for transmitting theselected CSI report.

In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of thefirst through seventh aspects, the selected CSI report setting is aperiodic CSI report setting, and the periodic CSI report setting islinked to a configured grant for the CSI report.

In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the firstthrough eighth aspects, the signal includes at least one of downlinkcontrol information or a medium access control control element.

Although FIG. 9 shows example blocks of process 900, in some aspects,process 900 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, differentblocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in FIG. 9 .Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 900may be performed in parallel.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual data flow diagram 1100 illustrating a data flowbetween different components in an example apparatus 1102. The apparatus1102 may be a UE (e.g., UE 120). In some aspects, the apparatus 1102includes a reception component 1104, a measurement component 1106, aselection component 1108, and/or a transmission component 1110.

In some aspects, the measurement component 1106 may perform a signalmeasurement, as described above. In some aspects, the selectioncomponent 1108 may select, based at least in part on a result ofperforming the signal measurement, a CSI report parameter, from aplurality of CSI report parameters, the plurality of CSI reportparameters being included in a CSI reporting configuration configuredfor the apparatus, as described above. In some aspects, the transmissioncomponent 1110 may transmit an indication of the selected CSI reportparameter in UCI, as described above.

The apparatus may include additional components that perform each of theblocks of the algorithm in the aforementioned process 400 of FIG. 4and/or the like. Each block in the aforementioned process 400 of FIG. 4and/or the like may be performed by a component and the apparatus mayinclude one or more of those components. The components may be one ormore hardware components specifically configured to carry out the statedprocesses/algorithm, implemented by a processor configured to performthe stated processes/algorithm, stored within a computer-readable mediumfor implementation by a processor, or some combination thereof.

The number and arrangement of components shown in FIG. 11 are providedas an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewercomponents, different components, or differently arranged componentsthan those shown in FIG. 11 . Furthermore, two or more components shownin FIG. 11 may be implemented within a single component, or a singlecomponent shown in FIG. 11 may be implemented as multiple, distributedcomponents. Additionally, or alternatively, a set of components (e.g.,one or more components) shown in FIG. 11 may perform one or morefunctions described as being performed by another set of componentsshown in FIG. 11 .

FIG. 12 is a conceptual data flow diagram 1200 illustrating a data flowbetween different components in an example apparatus 1202. The apparatus1202 may be a base station (e.g., base station 110). In some aspects,the apparatus 1202 includes a reception component 1204, a monitoringcomponent 1206, and/or a transmission component 1208.

In some aspects, the reception component 1204 may receive UCI includingan indication of a CSI report parameter selected by a UE (e.g., UE 120,apparatus 602, or the like), wherein the selected CSI report parameteris one of a plurality of CSI report parameters included in a CSIreporting configuration configured on the UE, as described above. Insome aspects, the monitoring component 1206 may monitor for a CSI reportfrom the UE based at least in part on the selected CSI report parameter,as described above.

The apparatus may include additional components that perform each of theblocks of the algorithm in the aforementioned process 500 of FIG. 5and/or the like. Each block in the aforementioned process 500 of FIG. 5and/or the like may be performed by a component and the apparatus mayinclude one or more of those components. The components may be one ormore hardware components specifically configured to carry out the statedprocesses/algorithm, implemented by a processor configured to performthe stated processes/algorithm, stored within a computer-readable mediumfor implementation by a processor, or some combination thereof.

The number and arrangement of components shown in FIG. 12 are providedas an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewercomponents, different components, or differently arranged componentsthan those shown in FIG. 12 . Furthermore, two or more components shownin FIG. 12 may be implemented within a single component, or a singlecomponent shown in FIG. 12 may be implemented as multiple, distributedcomponents. Additionally, or alternatively, a set of components (e.g.,one or more components) shown in FIG. 12 may perform one or morefunctions described as being performed by another set of componentsshown in FIG. 12 .

The following provides an overview of some Aspects of the presentdisclosure:

Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a userequipment (UE), comprising: receiving configuration informationindicating a plurality of channel state information (CSI) reportsettings; selecting, based at least in part on at least one of a resultof performing a signal measurement or receiving a signal, a CSI reportsetting, from the plurality of CSI report settings; and transmitting aCSI report in accordance with the selected CSI report setting.

Aspect 2: The method of Aspect 1, further comprising: performing thesignal measurement.

Aspect 3: The method of any of Aspects 1-2, wherein the plurality of CSIreport settings are included in a CSI reporting configuration configuredfor the UE.

Aspect 4: The method of any of Aspects 1-3, further comprising:transmitting an indication of the selected CSI report setting in uplinkcontrol information (UCI).

Aspect 5: The method of Aspect 4, wherein the UCI includes an indicationof a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of CSI reportrepetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI and astart of a beam sweeping.

Aspect 6: The method of Aspect 4, wherein an indication of a length of agap between the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of a beamsweeping, is included in the CSI reporting configuration.

Aspect 7: The method of Aspect 4, wherein the UCI includes an indicationof a length of a gap between an initial transmission of a CSI report anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the initial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beamsweeping.

Aspect 8: The method of Aspect 4, wherein an indication of a length of agap between an initial transmission of a CSI report and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between theinitial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beam sweeping,is included in the CSI reporting configuration.

Aspect 9: The method of any of Aspects 1-8, further comprising:receiving the signal, wherein the signal indicates to switch to theselected CSI report setting.

Aspect 10: The method of Aspect 9, wherein receiving the signal is basedat least in part on the CSI report being a periodic CSI report.

Aspect 11: The method of any of Aspects 1-10, wherein a first CSI reportsetting of the plurality of CSI report setting indicates a first settingfor a reporting parameter, and a second CSI report setting of theplurality of CSI report settings indicates a second setting for thereporting parameter, wherein the selected CSI report setting isassociated with either the first setting or the second setting.

Aspect 12: The method of Aspect 11, wherein the reporting parameter isassociated with at least one of: whether CSI report repetition is to beperformed, a periodicity for CSI reporting, or a payload size for CSIreporting.

Aspect 13: The method of any of Aspects 1-12, wherein information thatidentifies a physical uplink control channel format to be used toindicate the selected CSI report setting is included in theconfiguration information.

Aspect 14: The method of any of Aspects 1-13, wherein an indication toperform the selection of the CSI report setting, or information thatidentifies a physical uplink control channel format to be used toindicate the selected CSI report setting, is received in downlinkcontrol information associated with triggering a semi-persistent CSIreport.

Aspect 15: The method of any of Aspects 1-14, wherein the selected CSIreport setting is selected based at least in part on criteria includedin the configuration information.

Aspect 16: The method of any of Aspects 1-15, wherein the selected CSIreport setting is associated with a coverage enhancement configuration.

Aspect 17: The method of any of Aspects 1-16, wherein the selected CSIreport setting is associated with multiple repetitions of an uplinkcontrol channel used to transmit the CSI report.

Aspect 18: The method of any of Aspects 1-17, wherein the signalindicates a configured grant for the CSI report, and wherein theselected CSI report setting is associated with the configured grant forthe CSI report.

Aspect 19: The method of any of Aspects 1-18, wherein the selected CSIreport setting includes at least one of a CSI report parameter or aresource for transmitting the selected CSI report.

Aspect 20: The method of any of Aspects 1-19, wherein the selected CSIreport setting is associated with a periodic CSI reportingconfiguration, and wherein the periodic CSI reporting configuration islinked to a configured grant for the CSI report.

Aspect 21: The method of any of Aspects 1-20, wherein the signalincludes at least one of downlink control information or a medium accesscontrol control element.

Aspect 22: A method of wireless communication performed by a userequipment (UE), comprising: performing a signal measurement; selecting,based at least in part on a result of performing the signal measurement,a channel state information (CSI) report parameter, from a plurality ofCSI report parameters, the plurality of CSI report parameters beingincluded in a CSI reporting configuration configured for the UE; andtransmitting an indication of the selected CSI report parameter inuplink control information (UCI).

Aspect 23: The method of Aspect 22, further comprising receiving the CSIreporting configuration including the plurality of CSI reportparameters.

Aspect 24: The method of Aspect 23, wherein the CSI reportingconfiguration is received via radio resource control signaling.

Aspect 25: The method of any of Aspects 22-24, wherein a first CSIreport parameter of the plurality of CSI report parameters indicates afirst setting for a reporting parameter, and a second CSI reportparameter of the plurality of CSI report parameters indicates a secondsetting for the reporting parameter, wherein the selected CSI reportparameter is either the first CSI report parameter or the second CSIreport parameter.

Aspect 26: The method of Aspect 25, wherein the reporting parameter isassociated with at least one of: whether CSI report repetition is to beperformed, a periodicity for CSI reporting, or a payload size for CSIreporting.

Aspect 27: The method of any of Aspects 22-26, wherein the result of thesignal measurement includes at least one of: a reference signal receivedpower value, a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, or alog-likelihood ratio quality value.

Aspect 28: The method of any of Aspects 22-27, wherein the UCI includesan indication of a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of CSIreport repetition, or an indication of a length of a gap between the UCIand a start of a beam sweeping.

Aspect 29: The method of any of Aspects 22-28, wherein an indication ofa length of a gap between the UCI and a start of CSI report repetition,or an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI and a start of abeam sweeping, is included in the CSI reporting configuration.

Aspect 30: The method of any of Aspects 22-29, wherein the UCI includesan indication of a length of a gap between an initial transmission of aCSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of alength of a gap between the initial transmission of the CSI report and astart of a beam sweeping.

Aspect 31: The method of any of Aspects 22-30, wherein an indication ofa length of a gap between an initial transmission of a CSI report and astart of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the initial transmission of the CSI report and a start of a beamsweeping, is included in the CSI reporting configuration.

Aspect 32: The method of any of Aspects 22-31, wherein a physical uplinkcontrol channel (PUCCH) format or a PUCCH option to be used to indicatethe selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UE accordingto a wireless communication standard.

Aspect 33: The method of any of Aspects 22-32, wherein information thatidentifies a physical uplink control channel format to be used toindicate the selected CSI report parameter is included in the CSIreporting configuration.

Aspect 34: The method of any of Aspects 22-33, wherein an indication toperform the selection of the CSI report parameter, or information thatidentifies a physical uplink control channel format to be used toindicate the selected CSI report parameter, is received in downlinkcontrol information associated with triggering a semi-persistent CSIreport.

Aspect 35: The method of any of Aspects 22-34, wherein the selected CSIreport parameter is selected based at least in part on criteria includedin the CSI reporting configuration.

Aspect 36: The method of Aspect 35, wherein the criteria include asignal strength threshold, and wherein the selected CSI report parameteris selected based at least in part on whether the result of the signalmeasurement satisfies the signal strength threshold.

Aspect 37: The method of any of Aspects 22-36, further comprisingtransmitting a CSI report based at least in part on the selected CSIreport parameter.

Aspect 38: A method of wireless communication performed by a userequipment (UE), comprising: receiving configuration informationindicating two or more channel state information (CSI) report settingsfor a periodic CSI report; receiving a signal indicating to switch to aselected CSI report setting of the two or more CSI report settings; andtransmitting a CSI report in accordance with the selected CSI reportsetting.

Aspect 39: The method of Aspect 38, wherein the selected CSI reportsetting is associated with a coverage enhancement configuration.

Aspect 40: The method of any of Aspects 38-39, wherein the selected CSIreport setting is associated with multiple repetitions of an uplinkcontrol channel used to transmit the CSI report.

Aspect 41: The method of any of Aspects 38-40, wherein the signalindicates a configured grant for the CSI report.

Aspect 42: The method of Aspect 41, wherein the configured grant isassociated with a plurality of transmission occasions for repetitions ofthe CSI report.

Aspect 43: The method of any of Aspects 38-42, wherein the selected CSIreport setting is associated with a configured grant for the CSI report.

Aspect 44: The method of Aspect 43, wherein the configured grant isassociated with a plurality of transmission occasions for repetitions ofthe CSI report.

Aspect 45: The method of any of Aspects 38-44, wherein the selected CSIreport setting includes at least one of a CSI report parameter or aresource for transmitting the selected CSI report.

Aspect 46: The method of any of Aspects 38-45, wherein the selected CSIreport setting is associated with a periodic CSI reportingconfiguration, and wherein the periodic CSI reporting configuration islinked to a configured grant for the CSI report.

Aspect 47: The method of any of Aspects 38-46, wherein the signalincludes at least one of downlink control information or a medium accesscontrol control element.

Aspect 48: The method of any of Aspects 38-47, further comprising:switching to the selected CSI report setting.

Aspect 49: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device,comprising a processor; memory coupled with the processor; andinstructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor tocause the apparatus to perform the method of one or more Aspects ofAspects 1-48.

Aspect 50: A device for wireless communication, comprising a memory andone or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one ormore processors configured to perform the method of one or more Aspectsof Aspects 1-48.

Aspect 51: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at leastone means for performing the method of one or more Aspects of Aspects1-48.

Aspect 52: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code forwireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by aprocessor to perform the method of one or more Aspects of Aspects 1-48.

Aspect 53: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set ofinstructions for wireless communication, the set of instructionscomprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or moreprocessors of a device, cause the device to perform the method of one ormore Aspects of Aspects 1-48.

The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but isnot intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the preciseforms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light ofthe above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the aspects.

As used herein, the term “component” is intended to be broadly construedas hardware, firmware, and/or a combination of hardware and software. Asused herein, a processor is implemented in hardware, firmware, and/or acombination of hardware and software. It will be apparent that systemsand/or methods described herein may be implemented in different forms ofhardware, firmware, and/or a combination of hardware and software. Theactual specialized control hardware or software code used to implementthese systems and/or methods is not limiting of the aspects. Thus, theoperation and behavior of the systems and/or methods were describedherein without reference to specific software code—it being understoodthat software and hardware can be designed to implement the systemsand/or methods based, at least in part, on the description herein.

As used herein, satisfying a threshold may, depending on the context,refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equalto the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to thethreshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, or thelike.

Even though particular combinations of features are recited in theclaims and/or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are notintended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. In fact, many ofthese features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in theclaims and/or disclosed in the specification. Although each dependentclaim listed below may directly depend on only one claim, the disclosureof various aspects includes each dependent claim in combination withevery other claim in the claim set. As used herein, a phrase referringto “at least one of” a list of items refers to any combination of thoseitems, including single members. As an example, “at least one of: a, b,or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, and a-b-c, as well asany combination with multiples of the same element (e.g., a-a, a-a-a,a-a-b, a-a-c, a-b-b, a-c-c, b-b, b-b-b, b-b-c, c-c, and c-c-c or anyother ordering of a, b, and c).

No element, act, or instruction used herein should be construed ascritical or essential unless explicitly described as such. Also, as usedherein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to include one or moreitems and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Further, asused herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more itemsreferenced in connection with the article “the” and may be usedinterchangeably with “the one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, theterms “set” and “group” are intended to include one or more items (e.g.,related items, unrelated items, or a combination of related andunrelated items), and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.”Where only one item is intended, the phrase “only one” or similarlanguage is used. Also, as used herein, the terms “has,” “have,”“having,” or the like are intended to be open-ended terms. Further, thephrase “based on” is intended to mean “based, at least in part, on”unless explicitly stated otherwise. Also, as used herein, the term “or”is intended to be inclusive when used in a series and may be usedinterchangeably with “and/or,” unless explicitly stated otherwise (e.g.,if used in combination with “either” or “only one of”).

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of wireless communication performed by auser equipment (UE), comprising: performing a signal measurement;selecting, based at least in part on a result of performing the signalmeasurement, a channel state information (CSI) report parameterindicating at least one of whether CSI report repetition is to beperformed, a periodicity for CSI reporting, or a payload size for CSIreporting, the selection of the CSI report parameter being from aplurality of CSI report parameters, the plurality of CSI reportparameters being included in a CSI reporting configuration configuredfor the UE; and transmitting an indication of the selected CSI reportparameter in uplink control information (UCI).
 2. The method of claim 1,further comprising receiving the CSI reporting configuration includingthe plurality of CSI report parameters.
 3. The method of claim 2,wherein the CSI reporting configuration is received via radio resourcecontrol signaling.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein a first CSI reportparameter of the plurality of CSI report parameters indicates a firstsetting for a reporting parameter, and a second CSI report parameter ofthe plurality of CSI report parameters indicates a second setting forthe reporting parameter, wherein the selected CSI report parameter iseither the first CSI report parameter or the second CSI reportparameter.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the result of the signalmeasurement includes at least one of: a reference signal received powervalue, a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, or alog-likelihood ratio quality value.
 6. The method of claim 1, whereinthe UCI includes an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI anda start of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping.
 7. The method of claim1, wherein an indication of a length of a gap between the UCI and astart of CSI report repetition, or an indication of a length of a gapbetween the UCI and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the UCIincludes an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping.
 9. The method of claim 1,wherein an indication of a length of a gap between an initialtransmission of a CSI report and a start of CSI report repetition, or anindication of a length of a gap between the initial transmission of theCSI report and a start of a beam sweeping, is included in the CSIreporting configuration.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein a physicaluplink control channel (PUCCH) format or a PUCCH option to be used toindicate the selected CSI report parameter is preconfigured on the UEaccording to a wireless communication standard.
 11. The method of claim1, wherein information that identifies a physical uplink control channelformat to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameter isincluded in the CSI reporting configuration.
 12. The method of claim 1,wherein an indication to perform the selection of the CSI reportparameter, or information that identifies a physical uplink controlchannel format to be used to indicate the selected CSI report parameter,is received in downlink control information associated with triggering asemi-persistent CSI report.
 13. The method of claim 1, wherein theselected CSI report parameter is selected based at least in part oncriteria included in the CSI reporting configuration.
 14. The method ofclaim 13, wherein the criteria include a signal strength threshold, andwherein the selected CSI report parameter is selected based at least inpart on whether the result of the signal measurement satisfies thesignal strength threshold.
 15. The method of claim 1, further comprisingtransmitting a CSI report based at least in part on the selected CSIreport parameter.
 16. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the CSIreport parameter comprises: selecting, from a first CSI report parameterindicating that CSI report repetition is enabled and a second CSI reportparameter indicating that CSI report repetition is disabled, the CSIreport parameter indicating whether CSI report repetition is to beperformed; selecting, from a third CSI report parameter indicating afirst periodicity for CSI reporting and a fourth CSI report parameterindicating a second periodicity for CSI reporting, the CSI reportparameter indicating the periodicity for CSI reporting; or selecting,from a fifth CSI report parameter indicating a first payload size forCSI reporting and a sixth CSI report parameter indicating a secondpayload size for CSI reporting, the CSI report parameter indicating thepayload size for CSI reporting.
 17. A method of wireless communicationperformed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving configurationinformation indicating two or more periodic channel state information(CSI) report settings for periodic CSI reporting; receiving a signalindicating to switch to a selected periodic CSI report setting of thetwo or more periodic CSI report settings; and transmitting a CSI reportin accordance with the selected periodic CSI report setting.
 18. Themethod of claim 17, wherein the selected periodic CSI report setting isassociated with a coverage enhancement configuration.
 19. The method ofclaim 17, wherein the selected periodic CSI report setting is associatedwith multiple repetitions of an uplink control channel used to transmitthe CSI report.
 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the signal indicatesa configured grant for the CSI report.
 21. The method of claim 20,wherein the configured grant is associated with a plurality oftransmission occasions for repetitions of the CSI report.
 22. The methodof claim 17, wherein the selected periodic CSI report setting isassociated with a configured grant for the CSI report.
 23. The method ofclaim 22, wherein the configured grant is associated with a plurality oftransmission occasions for repetitions of the CSI report.
 24. The methodof claim 17, wherein the selected periodic CSI report setting includesat least one of a CSI report parameter or a resource for transmittingthe selected periodic CSI report.
 25. The method of claim 17, whereinthe selected periodic CSI report setting is associated with a periodicCSI reporting configuration, and wherein the periodic CSI reportingconfiguration is linked to a configured grant for the CSI report. 26.The method of claim 17, wherein the signal includes at least one ofdownlink control information or a medium access control control element.27. The method of claim 17, further comprising: switching to theselected periodic CSI report setting.
 28. A user equipment (UE) forwireless communication, comprising: a memory; and one or moreprocessors, coupled to the memory, configured to: perform a signalmeasurement; select, based at least in part on a result of performingthe signal measurement, a channel state information (CSI) reportparameter indicating at least one of whether CSI report repetition is tobe performed, a periodicity for CSI reporting, or a payload size for CSIreporting, the selection of the CSI report parameter being from aplurality of CSI report parameters, the plurality of CSI reportparameters being included in a CSI reporting configuration configuredfor the UE; and transmit an indication of the selected CSI reportparameter in uplink control information (UCI).
 29. The UE of claim 28,wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive theCSI reporting configuration including the plurality of CSI reportparameters.
 30. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication,comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, coupled to the memory,configured to: receive configuration information indicating two or moreperiodic channel state information (CSI) report settings for periodicCSI reporting; receive a signal indicating to switch to a selectedperiodic CSI report setting of the two or more periodic CSI reportsettings; and transmit a CSI report in accordance with the selectedperiodic CSI report setting.